Patriot Dream
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STEPHEN TEMPLIN is a New York Times and international best-selling author, with the movie rights to one of his books purchased by Vin Diesel. His books have been translated into thirteen languages. He publishes with three of the Big Five publishers: Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette UK.
He wasn’t a SEAL, but he completed Hell Week, qualified as a pistol and rifle expert, blew things up, and practiced small unit tactics during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training. Then for fourteen years he lectured as a tenured professor at Meio University in Japan, where he also trained in the martial art aikido. His PhD is in education, and he lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Secretly, he’s a dark chocolate thief.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SEAL sniper veteran Kyle Defoor trained me in pistol and assault rifle to help my preparation for writing this series. In Afghanistan, Kyle was part of Operation Anaconda, where he fought in the Battle of Takur Ghar and was awarded a Bronze Star for valor.
Former Delta Force operator Larry Vickers instructed me in handgun and assault rifle shooting, as well. He served in many classified operations, including in Panama, Iraq, Somalia, and Bosnia. Most notable among these operations was the rescue of CIA agent Kurt Muse from imprisonment by forces under the command of dictator Manuel Noriega.
SEAL Team Six veteran John Koenig taught me marksmanship, demolitions, and small-unit tactics during the land warfare phase of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training. Commander Koenig served in classified operations in Vietnam, as a MILGRU advisor in El Salvador, and a SEAL Team Six operator in Grenada and Panama. In Grenada, his team rescued Governor General Paul Scoon’s family from house arrest. Commander Koenig’s leadership and instruction were straightforward, his dark sense of humor brought high points during many long hours of training, and his experiences were invaluable. I will always be grateful.
While I lived in Japan, aikido seventh- and fourth-degree black belt masters Kabayama Sensei and Yamaguchi Sensei trained me in aikido. Arigatou gozaimasu.
Finally, I’d like to thank Jon Ford and Carol Scarr for their excellent editing.
This is a work of fiction. Any references to names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Some tactics have been changed to protect operators and their missions.
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